The upper chamber has still not funded the department. The Senate confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma on Monday evening to the position of Secretary of the Department…
Read MoreFEMA
Homeland Security Shutdown Impacts Air Travel Across the U.S.
The Senate minority has continued to stall appropriations with demands for reform. The Department of Homeland Security has been defunded for more than a month and members of…
Read More
Majority Leader Calls on Senate to Pass DHS Funding
The president’s removal of Noem as DHS secretary is not enough for the opposition. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called on his colleagues in the upper chamber of…
Read More
Senate Votes Down Homeland Security Funding Bill over Immigration Enforcement Reforms
Senate Majority Leader Thune said the White House has made concessions but it has not satisfied ICE critics. The U.S. Senate was unable to pass appropriations for the…
Read More
FEMA Assists in Sewage Spill Cleanup
Repairs to the damaged sewage line are expected to take 9-10 months to complete. President Donald Trump announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is helping clean…
Read More
Congress on Recess as DHS Funding Runs Out
ICE operations continue to be funded under the One Big Beautiful Bill from last year. The Department of Homeland Security ran out of funding on Saturday after the…
Read More
Congresswoman Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Stealing FEMA Funding
Representative Cherfilus-McCormick is facing charges of conspiring to steal $5 million during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as investigations by the House Ethics Committee. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida…
Read More
President Extends FEMA Review Council for 60 Days
The council now has until March 25 to release a report with proposed changes to FEMA’s disaster response policies. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that…
Read More
FEMA Works With States Ahead of Winter Storm
Secretary Kristi Noem provided information on the federal preparations the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made and the outreach the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made…
Read More
FEMA Awards Funding for Drone Security to States Hosting FIFA Matches
The grant program supports detection and response to unmanned aircraft threats. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced $250 million in grants to 11 states hosting FIFA…
Read More